BEING A TEACHER....

BEING A TEACHER IS A DIFFICULT TASK NOWADAYS, SO I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THIS PIECE OF ADVICE BY BRUCE LEE:

Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.

by Bruce Lee

viernes, 11 de octubre de 2024

I learned my lesson




The important thing when you commit a mistake is that you learn the lesson and that you don't commit the same mistake again. That is what Magic Johnson (NBA basketball player) said in the chat show at the bottom of this post when being interviewed alongside Larry Bird about their careers.

 

Therefore, it is important for my students to learn the lesson and not to commit the same mistakes again. For instance, they should write genuine comments so as to improve their writing skills.

 

Here's a quizz for my students in 1º ESO!! >>> Prepositions of place and location    More exercises  

 


Solutions to the exercises in the previous post.....

Complete each of the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it.

1. If only I HAD DONE     2. They wish they HADN'T COMMITTED    3. I wish this kid WEREN'T / WASN'T      4. I wish he DID      5. If only Jason PAID/WOULD PAY (change of habit)     6. If only he STOPPED        7. I wish I HADN'T    8. He wishes he HAD READ     9. Steve wishes he HAD PROPOSED       10. She wishes she HAD DONE    11. I wish he DIDN'T BELCH (SO) loudly
12. If only she HAD HEEDED

  



 

The London to Edinburgh challenge: Episode 5: Food & Drink (BBC Learning English)







Here are some activities for you to do:

 

QUIZZ: Which is correct? (BBC Learning English)




 

 

"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"



Learn English with Pirates of the Caribbean

 

 

 



 

Álcaraz beating Yibing Wu in Shanghai!! Enjoy some incredible shots from both players!!


        Match highlights 

 


 

 

Road towards success in the new PAU (Selectivity exam).....

 

1) Turn the following sentence into reported speech.                                              

                The director said: “We are very privileged to have nursed her.”

2) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if necessary.                                                                                                                             

She lived for a long time. She had a whisky everyday.

3) Put the following words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.

                people / homes / old / in / live / nursing                                                          

4) Give a question for the underlined words.                                                           

                She is said to be 115  years old.

5) Complete the following sentence:                                                                          

            If Eva had lived six more days…

 

Model of the new PAU exam for 2025 made in Galicia

 

This exam comprises four questions: 1. and 2. contain two subsections which you must answer in full; 3. contains only one section which you must answer; in 4., answer only one of the two subsections.


PART ONE

Read the following text:


    In common with many gender-based languages, Spanish resorts to a generic masculine when it isn’t specified whether the subject is male or female. For example, a girl is a “niña” and a boy is a “niño”, but collectively, children are “niños”. One solution hit upon by supporters of inclusive language is to “double up” on genders so that “the neighbourhood children” becomes “the neighbourhood boys and girls”, but such innovations can infuriate traditionalists. The conservative-minded RAE has so far managed to evade the question but has previously defended the gender neutrality of masculine nouns. “Doubling up is artificial and unnecessary from a linguistic perspective,” it said in an official statement. “The explicit use of the feminine is only justified when the opposition of the sexes is relevant.”


    The battle over language is only the latest fought by Spanish feminists, whose movement flowered in the 1930s during the Second Republic when women such as Clara Campoamor campaigned for women’s suffrage and Dolores Ibárruri, better known as La Pasionaria, was a leader of the Communist party and the anti-fascist movement. When the fascist victory in 1939 installed a Catholic dictatorship, feminism was delayed but has since been making up for lost time. In fact, the first feminist congress was held just 17 days after General Franco’s death in 1975. Today, the spokeswomen for the #MeToo movement in the European parliament, Amelia Martínez Lobo and Arantxa Calvera, are both Spanish. Now, in what is considered its fourth wave, the movement has become more militant. Over the past two years this growing militancy has seen millions of women take to the streets on International Women’s Day, which takes place on 8th March. The movement’s main focus is on sexual consent, equal pay, parental leave and violence against women.
 

1. Answer both subsections in this question. (2,5 points)
1.1. Indicate whether the following statements are True, False or the information is Not Given in the text (T/F/NG). In true and false cases, copy the part of the text which justifies your answer. (1,5 points)
 

1. Spanish is a language with a grammatical gender system.
2. The President of the European Parliament agrees that languages must be inclusive.
3. The Spanish Language Academy is in favour of using masculine AND feminine nouns whenever possible.
4. Many feminist writers and thinkers were sent to prison during the Francoist regime because of their ideas.
5. The Feminist movement blossomed during the Second Spanish Republic.
6. Using non-inclusive forms of the language will contribute to social inequality in the future.
 

1.2. Find a synonym for each of the following words. (1 point)

 
1. employs      2. discovered        3. postponed     4. salary      5. concern

 


Vintage NBA basketball: Fan Request: Magic Johnson & Larry Bird | Letterman  ( Other videos to watch: 1  2  3  4 )


 

 

Breaking news >>>>

 

 

 The tribute to a legend

 

‘A difficult decision’: Rafael Nadal announces retirement from tennis at 38 (The Guardian)

 

Tennis legend Nadal to retire in November (BBC Sport)

 

Rafael Nadal annonce sa retraite : Une légende se retire (L'Équipe)


 

Federer, Djokovic, Murray & More: Rafael Nadal In The Words Of His Peers 💫

 


Some other videos to watch:  1   2   3   4   5   6  7 


And always remember...

Victory belongs to the most tenacious


Rafael Nadal just really loved playing tennis    

Thank you, Rafa | Retirement Tribute | Australian Open    

Rafael Nadal: The Story of the Matador | Ultimate Tribute

 

Halloween is coming. Here are some activities for my students in 1º ESO...







viernes, 4 de octubre de 2024

What if you start working now instead of just biding your time?


 

We are all eager to learn about the new Selectivity exam. Meanwhile, you should start working before it is too late.

 

Here's a quizz for my students in 1º ESO!! >>> How to say the time in English   

 

My students in 3º ESO can tell me about what they can do to have the best mark in English this year using the MODAL VERBS we are studying at the moment.


Solutions to the exercises in the previous post.....

 

17. WORD ORDER

Put the following words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.

Use the words in the box to make a meaningful sentence.

 

1.

SAY IS DISAGREES PEOPLE THAT UNROMANTIC SOME DATE CHARLES  DETECTOR BUT THE

 

Charles disagrees the date detector is unromantic, but some people say that.

2.

THEY TEN AFTER DIFFICULT BEEN A EXPERIENCE CHALLENGING HAD WEEKS FELT IT AND

 

 After weeks they felt it had been a difficult and challenging experience.

3.

AND WERE MASKS CARRYING MEN THE GUNS HALLOWEEN WEARING BOTH

 

 The men were wearing Halloween masks and carrying guns.

4.

WHO TEENAGERS MISS CRIME BRITISH LESSONS COMMIT TO LIKELY SERIOUS A ARE

 

 British teenagers who miss lessons are likely to commit a serious crime.

5.

HER BE REALLY WANTS DAUGHTER SHE TO

 

 She really wants to be her daughter.

6.

GLAD TO ARE MARRIED TO  BE YOU WE HEAR SOON ARE GOING

 

 We are glad to hear you are going to get married soon.

7.

? MEET TO SHE HAVE MAN WHY DID WRONG THE

 

 Why did she have to meet the wrong man?

8.

WAS OWN SHE IN HER  EXPRESSING LOVED WORDS HIM WAS SHE THAT

 

 She was expressing in her own words that she loved him.

9.

AND LISTEN NOT AT ME STARE THE DO YOURSELF TEACHER TO

 

 Do not stare at me and listen to the teacher yourself.

10.

SO TERRIFIED I HEIGHTS OF MOUNTAIN AM CLIMBING NEVER HAVE TRIED I  A

 

 I am so terrified of heights I have never tried climbing a mountain

11.

A AGO A YEARS HARLEM PLACE GO WOULD TAXIS WHERE FEW WAS NOT

 

 Harlem was not a place where taxis would go a few years ago.

12.

TO TRY YOU MAY FROM DANGERS NOT THEY TO PROTECT THAT EXIST

 

 They try to protect you from dangers that may not exist.

13.

DRUG IS SHE NOT DEALERS ABOUT COMPLAINING

 

 She is not complaining about drug dealers.

14.

HE KNOWLEDGE OF USE AGE AT TWELVE IN DECIDED MAKE THE COMPUTERS TO HIS OF

 

At the age of twelve he decided to make use of his knowledge in computers.

15.

CAN OWN EXCITING BEING BOSS BE YOUR

 

 Being your own boss can be exciting.

16.

OF BECAME HE FAMOUS BECAUSE FILM THIS

 

 He became famous because of the film.

17.

HE STUDYING EXAM LOT DESPITE A FAILED IMPORTANT THAT

 

 Despite studying a lot he failed that important exam.

18.

A TOP AS BECKHAM RESULT PLAYERS EARNED LIKE HAVE MONEY MUCH

 

 As a result top players like Beckham have earned much money.

19.

BUY CODE HAS BAR TODAY A EVERYTHING IT ON WE

 

 Everything we buy today has a code bar on it.

20.

SURVIVED WORKERS SHE WARMED SLOWLY RESCUE HER VERY BECAUSE

 

 She survived because rescue workers warmed her very slowly.

21.

RIDE MEASURES COWBOYS SAFETY TO THESE USED HORSES WITHOUT

 

 Cowboys used to ride horses without these safety measures.

22.

AT THE MELISSA DOES STARTING BOTTOM MIND NOT

 

 Melissa does not mind starting at the bottom.

23.

THEM TO WORLD THE IMPOSSIBLE IS IMAGINE IT WITHOUT

 

 It is impossible to imagine the world without them.

24.

THE MIGHT IN KNIGHT HAVE A BEEN AGES MIDDLE YOU

 

 In the middle ages you might have been a knight.

25.

BOAT TO ONLY SWIM COULD IF I THE

 

 If only I could swim to the boat.

 

Rewrite these sentences using a different structure buy saying the same (sometimes the beginnings of your sentences are given):

1. My brother used to play handball when he was at school.

2. Melissa is going to go to Malaysia next summer.

3. She is flying on 2nd June.

4. Horoscopes are not written by astronomers.

5. Cervantes is said to have been buried in a monastery in Madrid.

6. I did my best in the exam, but I didn't pass.

7. Who normally does the shopping in your family?

8. I don’t know your choice.

9. If he had got up earlier, he wouldn't have been late for work.

10. Ricky said that he wanted to buy new plants for his garden.


 

Road towards success in the Selectivity exam.....

Talking about the Conditionals  (I wish - Ojalá / If only... - Si al menos)

 

Complete each of the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it.

1. I didn't do the homework.  If only I ............ the homework.
2. They have committed a crime and now they have to face justice.
They wish they ………………… a crime.
3. This kid is so stubborn.   I wish this kid …………………… so stubborn.
4. He never does any household chores. I'm sick and tired of it.
I wish he …………………… some household chores.
5. Jason doesn't pay much attention in class.
If only Jason …………………… more attention in class.
6. Why doesn't he stop smoking? There are other people in the room who don't smoke.    If only he …………………… smoking.
7. I've got a splitting headache.   I wish I …………………… a splitting headache.
8. He signed the contract without reading the small print.
He wishes he …………………… the small print before signing the contract.
9. Steve didn't propose to Isabel when he should have. Now Isabel is in Australia.
Steve wishes he …………………… to Isabel earlier.
10. She was told off because she didn't do what her mother had asked her.
She wishes she …………………… what her mother had asked her.
11. He always belches loudly after eating. It's such a disgusting habit.
I wish he …………………… loudly after eating.
12. She didn't heed my warnings. That's why she lost everything.
If only she …………………… my warnings.

  



 

The London to Edinburgh challenge: Episode 4: Shopping (BBC Learning English)


 






Here are some activities for you to do:

 

Here are some articles for you to read about water problems:



 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  The Fighter by Keith Urban ft. Carrie Underwood. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to check!


 

 

 

 

 

"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"



Learn English with Toy Story 3  - Meet Lotso the Bear

 

 

 



 

Álcaraz bided for his time in Beijing while playing against Sinner and he succeeded!!!

 

Jannik Sinner vs Carlos Alcaraz For The Title! 🏆 | Beijing 2024 Final Highlights